Desogestrel

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Overview:

Desogestrel (when available)

Pharmacology and use:
Desogestrel is used as a female contraceptive. Desogestrel is a progestin or a synthetic form of the naturally occurring female sex hormone, progesterone. In a woman's normal menstrual cycle, an egg matures and is released from the ovaries (ovulation). The ovary then produces progesterone, preventing the release of further eggs and priming the lining of the womb for a possible pregnancy. If pregnancy occurs, progesterone levels in the body remain high, maintaining the womb lining. If pregnancy does not occur, progesterone levels in the body fall, resulting in a menstrual period. Desogestrel tricks the body processes into thinking that ovulation has already occurred, by maintaining high levels of the synthetic progesterone. This prevents the release of eggs from the ovaries. For the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use this product as a method of contraception.

Mechanism Of Action:
Binds to the progesterone and estrogen receptors. Target cells include the female reproductive tract, the mammary gland, the hypothalamus, and the pituitary. Once bound to the receptor, progestins like desogestrel will slow the frequency of release of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus and blunt the pre-ovulatory LH (luteinizing hormone) surge.

News Articles on Desogestrel

What's in Your Birth Control Pills?  -  ‎Dec 24, 2009‎
While 3rd-generation pills generally use desogestrel, Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella utilize a unique progestin, known as drospirenone. However, the pills do share ... 24-7PressRelease.com (press release)

Healthcare in Kerala  -  ‎Dec 16, 2009‎
...oral contraceptive pills- both steroid and non-steroidal (Saheli, Nogestol, Arpan and Desogestrel), Emergency Contraceptive Pill (Preventol) and tubal ... Express Healthcare (blog)

P-pillret dödade Lina - men får säljas ändå  -  ‎Dec 22, 2009‎
Inger Överlie är tveksam till de två studier som läkemedelsverket hänvisar till och som säger att p-piller med de nyare gulkroppshormonerna desogestrel ... Sveriges Radio

Face à Leclerc,  -  ‎Dec 20, 2009‎
à une augmentation des prescriptions de génériques et de pilules microdosées. Notamment celles contenant du desogestrel et surtout, de la drospirenone. L'Union

Contraception : la pilule toujours en tête, mais…  -  ‎Dec 16, 2009‎
Notamment celles contenant du desogestrel et surtout, de la drospirenone. Vous envisagez de revoir votre méthode contraceptive ? ... Destination Santé

Något ökad trombosrisk av p-piller med nyare gulkroppshormoner  -  ‎Oct 30, 2009‎
Kombinerade p-piller med de nyare gulkroppshormonerna desogestrel eller drospirenon medför något högre blodproppsrisk än äldre typer med levonorgestrel, ... Janus

Verhütung: Wie gefährlich sind Antibabypillen?  -  ‎Oct 23, 2009‎
Generation mit Desogestrel oder Gestoden und schließlich Neuentwicklungen mit Drospirenon und einigen anderen Gestagenen. Als Östrogen enthalten diese ... STERN.DE

Antibabypillen können Thromboserisiko erhöhen  -  ‎Oct 26, 2009‎
Verantwortlich für dieses Risiko sind die enthaltenen Wirkstoffe Drospirenon (vierte Generation) und Desogestrel der sogenannten dritten Pillengeneration. ... Chirurgie Portal

Erfolgreiche Pille in der Kritik  -  ‎Oct 20, 2009‎
Mehrere Studien wurden veröffentlicht, in denen den Pillen mit dem Wirkstoff Desogestrel nachgesagt wird, dass das Risiko einer Blutgerinnsel-Bildung um das ... Derwesten.de

Antibabypille unter Verdacht  -  ‎Oct 19, 2009‎
..."Die dritte Generation beinhaltet den Wirkstoff Desogestrel, die vierte Drospirenon und beide Stoffe bringen ein viel höheres Risiko für Thrombose gegenüber ... ZDF

Petition seeks ban on desogestrel; blood clots cited  -  Feb 7, 2007
By Rita Rubin. A consumer group petitioned the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday to ban oral contraceptives that contain the synthetic hormone ... USA Today

… Receives FDA Approval for Desogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol...  -  Aug 1, 2005
CORONA, Calif., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has ... RedOrbit

Business Briefs - 12/31 | Business | PE.com | Southern California...  -  Dec 30, 2008
The generic drug desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol will be marketed under the trade name Azurette. It is the generic version of Mircette, made by Duramed ... Press-Enterprise

What's in your Pill? Update  -  Feb 14, 2007
..."Desogestrel pills should not be taken off the market; they are safe and very effective," Vanessa Cullins, Planned Parenthood's VP for medical affairs, ... Salon

… Generation Oral Contraceptives Containing Desogestrel due to...  -  Feb 6, 2007
The third generation oral contraceptives containing desogestrel are: ... Third generation OCs contain desogestrel (available in the US), or gestodene (not ... Public Citizen - Auto Safety & Consumer...

Novel Enantioselective Synthesis of the oral contraceptive Desogestrel...  -  Feb 9, 2008
Scientists at the University of Göttingen achieved a process for the synthesis of the oral contraceptive desogestrel providing the desired natural compound ... innovations report - Innovations-Report

… Receives FDA Approval for Desogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol...  -  Aug 1, 2005
Watson Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Approval for Desogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets USP, 0.15MG / 0.03MG. from PR Newswire. Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

Nader's Public Citizen Taps YouTube For Lobbying Effort  -  Feb 9, 2007
The warning applies to the newest third-generation birth control pills, which contain a type of progestin called desogestrel. Wolfe's group maintains that ... MediaPost Publications

Barr, Organon and Savient settle over Mircette.(Brief Article)  -  Sep 19, 2005
...entered into a non-binding letter of intent to acquire the exclusive rights to Organon's Mircette (desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol) oral contraceptive ... $4.95 - Pharma Marketletter - ECNext

Press Release: /CORRECTION -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc./. - PR …  -  Dec 30, 2008
Desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol tablets, 0.15 mg / 0.02 mg ... Drug Application for Desogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol 0.15 mg/0.03 mg, ... Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

Press Release: Watson Files FDA Application for Generic LYBREL(R). - ...  -  Mar 13, 2008
Application for desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets USP, ... Duramed's Desogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol 0.15 mg/0.03 mg tablet is the ... ... Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam Research

糖尿病藥物骨折風險高�? 立委：衛生署應�?極為婦女把關  -  Mar 13, 2007
...黃�?�英也指出，第三代�?�孕藥�?�有desogestrel的黃體素，增加血拴塞的風險1�?2代 ... 目�?市�?�上�?�有desogestrel的第三代�?�孕藥有�?�妊佳錠(Ethistrel Tablet)�?�?扶樂 ... NOWnews

�?��?�?�孕�?��?�致血�?丧命患心�?病妇女�?宜使用  -  Feb 7, 2007
...报�?�称，�?的�?�孕�?��?�有雌激素和黄体酮，但美国市场上目�?销售的�?��?�?�孕�?��?�有一�? 新的黄体酮——去氧孕烯(Desogestrel)，消费者团体认为�?�有去氧孕烯的�?�孕�?�很�?�险。 ... 中新网

第三代�?�孕藥致血栓，美國�?�售�?�浪高  -  Feb 8, 2007
...藥廠的「Mircette�?�?「Velivet�?�?「Kariva�?與「Apri-28�?，�?嘉隆的「Desogen�?，以�?�其他藥廠所生產的�?�去氧孕烯（desogestrel）的學�??藥等。 ... 自由時報

Til kvinner som bruker p-piller (perorale antikonsepsjonsmidler)  -  Jul 29, 2005
Kvinner som bruker kombinasjons-p-piller som inneholder desogestrel eller gestoden ... Hvis du bruker en p-pille som inneholder desogestrel eller gestoden, ... Statens legemiddelverk

Brand Names/Synonyms:
Desogestrel is also known by the following brand names and/or synonymsCerazette; Cyclessa; DESOGESTREL; Desogen; Desogestrel; Desogestrel [Usan:Ban:Inn]; Desogestrelum [Inn-Latin]; HSDB 3593; Kariva; Mircette; ORG 2969; Org-2969, Cerazette; Ortho-Cept

Drug Category:
Desogestrel is categorized under the following by the FDA: Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic; ATC:G03AC09

Dosage Forms:
TABLET

Absorption:
Following oral administration, the relative bioavailability of desogestrel compared to a solution, as measured by serum levels of etonogestrel, is approximately 100%.

Interactions:
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Chemical IUPAC Name:
13-ethyl-17-ethynyl-11-methylidene-1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-ol

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